superstition
See also: supèrstition
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/, /ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/, /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
editsuperstition (countable and uncountable, plural superstitions)
- A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Changes in London”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 229:
- What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions.
- (archaic) Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
edita belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way
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References
edit- “superstition”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “superstition”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin superstitiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsuperstition f (plural superstitions)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “superstition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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